Hair help please </3

Hey all, 26 y/o, nearly a year out from my last chemotherapy, finished rads in January. On Lupron and daily Letrozole now. Hair is a mullet and the longest parts are touching my shoulders but the past 2 weeks it has started to fall out again. It’s causing me to have severe panic attacks. Everytime I run my fingers through my hair I look at my hands and have multiple strands lying there. Anything I can do? Any suggestions? Advice? Help please, somebod

In the scheme of things, hair loss from Tamox or AIs seems like a small problem - and unfortunately our MOs often treat it that way - but it can have a huge impact on how we feel about ourselves and how accepting we are of taking these meds.

A lot of people on this board have found that Biotin supplements help stop hair loss, although it takes a few months to have an effect.

The laser helmet or Hair Max laser brush also works for many people (but not everyone, to Lexica's experience) but again it normally takes 3-4 months to see any impact.

I know its hard, I am experiencing the same problem with tamoxifen, the treatments, surgery and everything else is very hard. I feel for you because I am in the same situation, I have many days where i have cried over my hair thinning and its still hard to overcome this some days. I am on tamoxifen for only 4 months, but my hair has started to thin out after 2 months. Biotin helps, but its takes a while to see results. You could see a Dermatologist and see what he offers you, I saw one the other day and it was a mix of emotions, good and bad. But it might help. I know it hard with hair loss and I know the doctors are not sympathetic to our problems of hair loss. You might want to speak to someone professional, I started speaking to a psychologist and it has helped.

Hi, Brittandherboobs, and everyone.

I'm on letrozole, too, and losing hair. I don't know if I will even get a hair topper because if

I keep getting more and more side effects, besides that, it's over for good with the AIs.

I will take my chances with immune boosting foods, trying to keep stress hormone levels low,

and mostly trusting in the Higher Power. Beesie and Rah2464, thx for the info about the biotin.

After 2 months on Femara and 3.5 months off HRT hair thinning is becoming a problem. I hope the laser band I've been using for a while will work . I also use topical products which are supposed to help regrowth and want to add biotin to the mix. While I wait with my fingers crossed, I've decided to at least make the hair I have look better/ thicker with densifying products. The Nioxin line seems to work very well. It is not a solution but at least it makes me feel less self-conscious and reduces my anxiety.